One Republican presidential candidate has ignored Iowa to focus exclusively on the Granite State and he held a town hall meeting in Peterborough as the caucus results rolled in.Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has had New Hampshire pretty much to himself for about the past week as the other candidates focused on the Hawkeye State.When asked if he had a message to the winner of the Iowa Caucuses, Huntsman said, "It would be welcome to New Hampshire; nobody cares."Huntsman was speaking before a packed crowed at the town hall event. It was his 150th event in New Hampshire."Here's the rap against Huntsman -- everybody says, 'He can win the general election, but can he do well in the primaries?' I say we're going to prove that point right here in New Hampshire," Huntsman said.Barbara Lee of Peterborough said if the primary were held right now, she'd vote for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, but Huntsman is No. 2 on her list."I think he's a very personable man, I think he has an awful lot to offer. I just want to hear a little more (about the) specifics about what he would do and what he wouldn't do," Lee said.One man who demanded specifics was Mark Dunau. He said the federal government places too many burdens on the self-employed."Representatives don't care about people -- they care about the organizations that will deliver them votes. And guess what? There are no organizations representing the self-employed," Dunau said.Huntsman told Dunau he did a highly effective job representing himself and he would take another look at his own tax plan in light of his comments."What bugs me about the Republican mantra is they keep talking about small business, but small business to them is less than 500 employees. But 3/4ths of the business are self-employed, and we do not have a corporate personhood," Dunau said.Dunau he'll vote for whichever candidate really starts speaking to the self-employed, but he won't be voting next Tuesday. His mother lives in New Hampshire and he's visiting from New York.

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. —

One Republican presidential candidate has ignored Iowa to focus exclusively on the Granite State and he held a town hall meeting in Peterborough as the caucus results rolled in.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has had New Hampshire pretty much to himself for about the past week as the other candidates focused on the Hawkeye State.

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When asked if he had a message to the winner of the Iowa Caucuses, Huntsman said, "It would be welcome to New Hampshire; nobody cares."

Huntsman was speaking before a packed crowed at the town hall event. It was his 150th event in New Hampshire.

"Here's the rap against Huntsman -- everybody says, 'He can win the general election, but can he do well in the primaries?' I say we're going to prove that point right here in New Hampshire," Huntsman said.

Barbara Lee of Peterborough said if the primary were held right now, she'd vote for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, but Huntsman is No. 2 on her list.

"I think he's a very personable man, I think he has an awful lot to offer. I just want to hear a little more (about the) specifics about what he would do and what he wouldn't do," Lee said.

One man who demanded specifics was Mark Dunau. He said the federal government places too many burdens on the self-employed.

"Representatives don't care about people -- they care about the organizations that will deliver them votes. And guess what? There are no organizations representing the self-employed," Dunau said.

Huntsman told Dunau he did a highly effective job representing himself and he would take another look at his own tax plan in light of his comments.

"What bugs me about the Republican mantra is they keep talking about small business, but small business to them is less than 500 employees. But 3/4ths of the business are self-employed, and we do not have a corporate personhood," Dunau said.

Dunau he'll vote for whichever candidate really starts speaking to the self-employed, but he won't be voting next Tuesday. His mother lives in New Hampshire and he's visiting from New York.